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Pensacola is located at 550km northwest of
Tampa. The largest city in Florida's Panhandle, Pensacola is
home to a U.S. Naval Air Station, whose grounds include historic
Fort Barrancas. Built by the British in 1763, the fort has been
held by three different countries; under the U.S., it guarded
the Pensacola Navy Yard. It was restored by the National Park
Service in 1980. Also at the base is the National Museum of
Naval Aviation, which houses more than 140 restored Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard aircraft.
Population (year 2000): 56,255. Estimated
population in July 2005: 54,055 (-3.9% change)
Males: 26,416 (47.0%), Females: 29,839 (53.0%)
Escambia County
Zip codes:
32501,
32503,
32504,
32505,
32506,
32507,
32508,
32514,
32526,
32534.
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $34,779 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,400 (year 2000)
Races in Pensacola:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.7%)
- Black (30.6%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (11.0%), German (10.5%),
Irish (10.0%), United States (7.7%), French (3.2%), Italian
(3.1%).
Elevation: 32 feet
Land area: 22.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pensacola
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pensacola city
- Never married: 29.6%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 13.6%
3.7% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,132 (-5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Pensacola:
- BAPTIST HOSPITAL (1000 WEST MORENO STREET)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (5151 N 9 AVE)
- WEST FLORIDA HOSPITAL (8383 N DAVIS HIGHWAY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pensacola:
- PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 3 miles; PENSACOLA, FL;
ID: PNS)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 37 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 61 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pensacola:
- FERGUSON (about 10 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: 82J)
- COASTAL (about 14 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: 83J)
- PETER PRINCE FIELD (about 21 miles; MILTON, FL; ID:
2R4)
Amtrak station:
PENSACOLA (980 E. HEINBURG ST.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand.
Colleges/Universities in Pensacola:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (Full-time
enrollment: 6,282; Location: 11000 UNIVERSITY PKY;
Public; Website: uwf.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
6,036; Location: 1000 COLLEGE BLVD; Public)
- GEORGE STONE AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER
(FT enrollment: 445; Location: 2400 LONGLEAF DR; Public)
- MEDICAL CAREER CENTER (FT enrollment: 140;
Location: 19 W GARDEN ST; Private, for-profit)
- RTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 59;
Location: 1412 W FAIRFIELD DR; Private, for-profit)
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND INC (FT
enrollment: 43; Location: 8800 UNIVERSITY PKY STE 4A;
Private, for-profit)
- PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Location: BOX
18000; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
- PENSACOLA BIBLE INSTITUTE (Location: 1171
JOJO RD; Private, not-for-profit)
- FLORIDA SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 9011
N DAVIS HWY; Private, for-profit)
- GULF COAST INSTITUTE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
(Location: 4630 NW ST; Private, for-profit)
- ACADEMY OF NAIL SCULPTURING (Location: 1810
CREIGHTON RD; Private, for-profit)
- WEST FLORIDA BAPTIST INSTITUTE (Location:
6812 LILLIAN HWY; Private, not-for-profit; Offers
Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Pensacola:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 48 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 70 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles;
PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 129 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
Public high schools in Pensacola:
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,719;
Location: 1310 N 65TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,693; Location: 6000 COLLEGE PARKWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,668;
Location: 500 W MAXWELL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,566;
Location: 2500 LONGLEAF DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- W. J. WOODHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,334;
Location: 150 E BURGESS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL (Students:
956; Location: 2400 LONGLEAF DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RUBY J. GAINER CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 118;
Location: P. O. BOX 19014; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Pensacola:
- PENSACOLA CATHOLIC HIGH SCH (Students: 635;
Location: 3043 WEST SCOTT STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- EAST HILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 632;
Location: 1600 E MORENO STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- JUBILEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 259;
Location: 5910 NORTH W ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- ALETHEIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 221;
Location: 1700 WOODCHUCK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
- GULF COAST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 115;
Location: 3685 MULDOON RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- PENSACOLA LIBERAL ARTS (Students: 52;
Location: 1550 N 13TH AVE; Grades: 8 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pensacola:
- JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,645;
Location: 4110 BAUER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,193;
Location: 6201 MOBILE HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FERRY PASS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,014;
Location: 8355 YANCEY AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- J. H. WORKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 923;
Location: 6299 LANIER DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 911;
Location: 12551 MEADSON ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 838;
Location: 450 S OLD CORRY FIELD ROA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
819; Location: 10200 ASHTON BROSNAHAM DR; Grades: KG -
05)
- BLUE ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 756;
Location: 1551 DOG TRACK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 751;
Location: 4425 BELLVIEW AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 740;
Location: 3700 W AVERY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Pensacola:
- EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL OF CHRIST (Students:
368; Location: 223 N. PALAFOX ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 303;
Location: 3151 HYDE PARK ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 3121 HYDE PARK ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 277;
Location: 1603 N 12TH AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 242;
Location: 325 SOUTH NAVY BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 228;
Location: PO BOX 3009; Grades: KG - 8)
- ESCAMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 201;
Location: PO BOX 17449; Grades: PK - 8)
- REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 333 COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONTESSORI EARLY SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Location: 1010 N 12TH AVE; Grades: PK - 3)
- BEULAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 58;
Location: 6200 W 9 MILE RD; Grades: PK - 11)
Library in Pensacola:
- WEST FLORIDA REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $3,925,817; Location: 200 WEST GREGORY STREET;
360,285 books; 36,397 audio materials; 14,667 video
materials; 768 serial subscriptions)
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